The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants (Kalamazoo, MI) and the host St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI), observed Kalamazoo Central's basketball team overwhelm St. Joseph by a score of 78-52.

The Maroon Giants (9-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Ferndale (Ferndale, MI). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 4-11 record. In their last challenge, Ferndale trounced Adams (Rochester, MI), 61-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Mattawan Wildcats (Mattawan, MI) in a Southwestern Michigan - West challenge, on Monday, January 20. St. Joseph will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 54-45 league loss to Portage Northern (Portage, MI).